• SPAN 3300: Intro Hisp Ling

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Overview of basic concepts and approaches to linguistics with examples from and emphasis on Spanish description. Basic concepts in semiotics, formal and non-formal linguistics, core areas in linguistics (phonetics & phonology, morphosyntax, semantics & pragmatics), as well as an overview of subfields of linguistics (psycholinguistics, sociolinguístics, computational linguistics, etc.)Prerequisites: SPAN 3050 or equivalent proficiency.
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• SPAN 3990: Independent Study

  1.00 - 4.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Encompasses books or periodicals of special interest to the student, selected in consultation with a staff member. Includes independent reading and reports. Prerequisite: SPAN 2030.
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• SPAN 4070: Spanish Variation and Change

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Provides a general overview of issues in language change in the contemporary Spanish-speaking world. General topics include language vs. dialect, social factors affecting language variation/acquisition/maintenance, mechanisms of change, language contact effects, language attitudes, policy and planning, style and register and mixing of languages and bilingualism, among others, as they are seen in the Spanish language. Dual listed with SPAN 5070. Prerequisite: SPAN 3300 or LANG 4750.
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• SPAN 4080: Spanish Advanced Grammar

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Intensive practice of Spanish grammar through syntactic analysis to raise language awareness. Study of Spanish grammar in connection with information theory and semantic roles, with a focus on complex sentences and different phenomena such as preposition requirements, word order, emphatic structures, etc. Dual listed with SPAN 5080. Prerequisite: SPAN 3300 or LANG 4750.
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• SPAN 4090: Spanish Phonetics & Phonology

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Provides a description of Spanish sound system and general survey of the language's major dialectical variations. Will touch upon acoustic phonetics and focus on articulatory phonetics. Practice of phonological processes that affect the pronunciation of the language. It includes an explanation of main sources for a foreign accent in Spanish. Dual listed with SPAN 5090. Prerequisites: SPAN 3300 or LANG 4750.
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• SPAN 4095: Advanced Translation

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  The course will examine the field of translation and the arduous task of the translator. Students will translate from English to Spanish and, less frequently, from Spanish to English; they will examine the grammatical, lexical and cultural difficulties faced by the translator; and, they will explain the translation processes.
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• SPAN 4125: Lit of the Americas

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Examines Spanish American lit from a wide variety of perspectives: geographical regions (e.g. Caribean, Andean, Greater Mexico) theme (e.g. Revolution, Borders), period (e.g. Colonial, 19th Century) or genre (e.g. Poetry, theatre, film nonfiction). Prerequisites: SPAN 3050 or equivalent. SPAN 3120 highly recommended.
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• SPAN 4130: Mastrpcs Spanish Renaissnc Lit

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Studies Spanish Renaissance, taking into consideration social, political, economic, religious, philosophical and aesthetic aspects of the culture as a context for and as reflected in the literature. Dual listed with SPAN 5130. Prerequisite: SPAN 3030 or SPAN 3050, and SPAN 3140.
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• SPAN 4140: Masterpcs Spanish Baroque Lit

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Studies Spanish Baroque, taking into consideration social, political, economic, religious, philosophical and aesthetic aspects of the culture as a context for and as reflected in the literature. Also covers relationship between Spanish Renaissance and Baroque. Dual listed with SPAN 5140. Prerequisites: SPAN 3030 or SPAN 3050, and SPAN 3140.
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• SPAN 4150: Span Romanticism

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Comprehensively studies romantic movement in Spain. Includes close reading and commentary of texts by authors such as Espronceda, Rivas, Zorrilla, Becquer and de Castro. Dual listed with SPAN 5150. Prerequisite: SPAN 2140 or equivalent.
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